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  1. m87770
    matthew miller
    3 years ago

    all the brokenness, shame, guilt, joy, sorrow, laughter, love, healing
    willingness to change, resistance to that change, pride, humiliation
    all the humanness, and all the Beauty and Truth that lays at the Center of me. for deep down in every man woman and child is the fundamental idea of GOD.

  2. Elaine19531
    Elaine
    3 years ago

    Genes, ancestry, family of origin, place, generation, chosen family and friends, soul journey companions including this space, unhealed hurts and trauma, innate wisdom and a well of joie de vivre.

  3. Malag76232
    Malag
    3 years ago

    Who’s the “who”?

  4. J
    Jennifer Lavelli
    3 years ago

    I am a product of my past experience and upbringing who, with age, is beginning to weave in a greater tolerance, empathy and acknowledgment of others.

  5. O. Christina36171
    O.Christina
    3 years ago

    After more reflection, I would like to share that personally, inside I am still much too much longing for the recognition of my father. The little girl inside who just wants to be loved by a father who taught me to do in order to be worth his appreciation, most probably like in so many other families of this time. It lead me to be able to lead the life I may, and for this I am deeply grateful. Still, the other side of the coin just rises to my awareness and this relates to the love missing in my life. Incredible. It took that long. It needed this question and your all contributions to come to this simple awareness. I will see where it leads to. Opening up to that now. Thank you deeply for this question, dear Gratefulness-team.

  6. Dusty Su 14325
    Dusty Su
    3 years ago

    I am an outsider which gives me great insights into others, either insiders or outsiders. It’s my superpower.

  7. Melissa Riparetti-Stepien45225
    Melissa
    3 years ago

    I was born with a twin brother and so I include that special bond as part of who I am that makes up who I am. I never like to be alone as I had a companion, friend , brother whose heartbeat was in sink with mine. As back in the day before scans the doctor never knew my mother was having twins. The doctor only heard one heartbeat. My dad a doctor and the birthing doctor were totally blown away that their were two babies presenting themselves the day we were born.

  8. sparrow51014
    sparrow
    3 years ago

    What makes you who you are?

    I think that above all,
    I am a being . . .
    it’s very confusing to add in my experiences,
    my likes and dislikes,
    my attractions and distractions . . .
    it seems that they are beads and feathers I’ve gathered along the way.
    I don’t know if they will remain completely intact when I die,
    but in some way they have affected my path and my essence,
    for a lack of a better word . . .
    but in the end
    I am pure Life,
    and I’m not sure what that looks like.
    Right now,
    I cling to what I love . . .
    the flowers and trees and rocks,
    and people and animals and birds . . .
    the crystals hanging in my windows,
    the stones that line my garden,
    my joys, my sorrows,
    my learnings,
    my love of music and art
    and the sensuality of my body . . .
    tastes, smells,
    the dappled sunshine through leaves in summer,
    the bees buzzing on my echinacaea,
    the rain falling on my face
    the ocean kissing my toes . . .
    all of these I don’t want to lose,
    and so I am at a loss for explanation.

    I know that my ego
    would like to say that I am the person people see in the world,
    but I am not my ego,
    so what is left . . .
    Being?
    Something to think about . . .

    1. Malag76232
      Malag
      3 years ago

      The eloquence of this moved me Sparrow and connects with my own sense of it

      1. sparrow51014
        sparrow
        3 years ago

        I agree,
        dear Malag…
        it is all a part of the Great Unknowing…
        “Who’s the “who”?”

  9. Don Jones69078
    Don Jones
    3 years ago

    Its from the very core, the stillness, the silence, the infinite possibility. Oh, and morning coffee…

  10. Cathie
    Cathie
    3 years ago

    That which I came with and every experience/person I have encountered.

  11. s
    sb
    3 years ago

    Foremost of all, my family, along with the friends, faith and experiences I have met along my way. The values that I learnt when young, which have enabled me to make the most of these things and give as much back as I receive.

  12. d
    dcdeb
    3 years ago

    The world around me and my willingness to accept certain people things and situations.

  13. L
    Linda
    3 years ago

    My sense of humor. I love to laugh, and to make others laugh.

  14. HelenH72309
    Mica
    3 years ago

    My heredity 😐 and my environment 🙃, inextricably intertwined, despite what research you might read about ‘A’% heredity 😐 and ‘(100-A)’% 🙃 environment. There’s no real way to separate the 2 😐🙃, and neither is happening without the influence of the other! 😜😷🙃😊🤗
    [There’s a good book by a scientist that supports this; I can find it if anyone wants to know.]

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      3 years ago

      I’d be interested,
      dear Mica…

      1. HelenH72309
        Mica
        3 years ago

        Cool, Sparrow – I’ll dig it out tomorrow. It should be in my kindle library

        1. sparrow51014
          sparrow
          3 years ago

          Thanks,
          dear Mica…

  15. Debra36303
    Debra
    3 years ago

    A deep sensitivity juxtaposed with a vastly fun-loving spirit.

  16. Toni Roberti94639
    Toni
    3 years ago

    An old friend just died unexpectedly and on his FB page there was a cartoon of a basketball player making a basket which read, “Heaven is a playground”. He loved playing basketball. It put him in the zone where he was most happy and now he’s gone. So what makes me who I am? It’s in the serenity prayer. I just saw this version and I hope its ok to share here:
    My Serenity Prayer:

    GOD GRANT ME
    (not my spouse, my kids or my friends)
    THE SERENITY
    (remaining unruffled in spite of it all)
    TO ACCEPT
    (not just endure, suffer & bear)
    THE THINGS
    ( as well as people in my life)
    I CANNOT CHANGE
    (even though I’ve tried and tried)
    THE COURAGE
    (which can only come from you, Lord)
    TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN
    (particularly about myself)
    AND THE WISDOM
    (this is your area too, Lord)
    TO KNOW
    (not just guess or hope)
    THE DIFFERENCE
    (between your will and mine)

    If I apply these principles, I have a good chance of knowing who I am and living a life of meaning and purpose. I’m working on that one (awakening) day at a time.

    1. Cathie
      Cathie
      3 years ago

      Toni, thanks for sharing. I grew up with this prayer and it is truly life changing if you live it – or try to:)

    2. HelenH72309
      Mica
      3 years ago

      ‘Love it, Toni 🥰💕- thanks! I’ll copy it to my gratefulness doc.
      I ended up adding one word: (God, not my spouse, my kids or my friends) – when I read it in my doc, it sounded like I didn’t want those people to have serenity. Thanks again Toni! 👏🏼👍🏾

  17. B
    BasicMarsh
    3 years ago

    My teachers and mentors.

  18. con71475@yahoo.com
    Carol
    3 years ago

    Every experience I’ve ever had contributes to what makes me who I am. Successes, failures, loves, losses, miss-takes and misunderstandings, DNA, environment, etc., etc. Every one and everything is our teacher.

    1. Cathie
      Cathie
      3 years ago

      Carol, I answer the question 1st and then read everyone’s answers, and recently – though using different words – we seem to have been on the same wavelength:)

      1. con71475@yahoo.com
        Carol
        3 years ago

        Cathie, Just checked out your answer and I agree. We agree on this one. I just used a heck of a lot more words to say the same thing! Hee-Hee…

  19. Chester
    Chester
    3 years ago

    I am the infinite complexity that results from all that I work for, have been willing to fight for, have been willing to sacrifice to protect, all the struggles, disappointments, triumphs, failures, successes, and all the individuals and ideals to which I identify.

  20. SK78567
    SK
    3 years ago

    I am who I am because of who you are. I am the embodiment of heart, soul, essence of humor, friendships that have taught me lessons, great family love and family traditions. I wouldn’t trade me for anything or anyone EVER!!!!

  21. DeVonna 54597
    DeVonna
    3 years ago

    Like many of you, I am a composite of all the various things that shape me. I’m a Marine, an orphan, a mother, a grandmother, a wife, a friend, a writer, a Christian. I want to be good, kind, decent, loving, faithful, forgiving, and generous. I hope I am.

  22. C
    Clare
    3 years ago

    I think that my traumatic childhood shaped who I am and not all in a bad way. I was an only child and I had to process things on my own. I learned to be very aware of my surroundings, which now I see the beauty in the littlest of things, my intuition sees through peoples protective walls helps me be a better friend and my gratitude for all the shelter and joy that nature and animals has always provided me is endless. The lessons I shouldn’t of had to learn so young moved me to quickly learn to be thankful for the beautiful life I’ve had the chance to live.

  23. sunnypatti48317
    sunnypatti48317
    3 years ago

    God, my parents, blood, sweat, tears, laughter, love, yoga, meditation, and the food I nourish my body with. These things make me who I am…an ocean-loving, heart-on-sleeve, goofy, caring, compassionate, cheese-loving me!

  24. Trish47474
    Trish
    3 years ago

    I have a fun-loving spirit coupled with a deep desire to connect with God with more depth. Curiosity is a blessing and a curse for me. I’m loyal and adventuresome and continuously working on my patience.

  25. EP29020
    EJP
    3 years ago

    My heart, spirit and inner soul makes me who I am today.

  26. S
    Shosh
    3 years ago

    My responses to: the environment around me and the unique set of challenges that I deal with.

  27. devy39652
    devy
    3 years ago

    Individual cells which when joined together create the various body parts to create me. My DNA material that is unique to me created by my parents. the genetics, life experiences that I had and the environment that shaped me into who I am..no other person was, is or will be me…

  28. Javier Visionquest65209
    Javier Visionquest
    3 years ago

    The “most likely potential” of every possibility that ever was and could ever be is not only what makes me who I am but distinguishes between all the other expressions of possibility (parallel dimensions) that collapse at the eternal point of the Magnificent Now, like the waves of an ocean of undifferentiated energetic possibility breaking along an endless shore of time.

  29. Michele17440
    Michele
    3 years ago

    My DNA, my upbringing, my experiences, and my battles makes me who I am.

  30. kevinthequaker123
    Kevin
    3 years ago

    For better or worse, life history, family, faith, and education, makes me who I am

  31. Luna Mihee Kwon47269
    Luna Mihee Kwon
    3 years ago

    My mind that compensates for the loneliness I feel in life. My curiosity and interests about the world and its’ cultures. My burning desire to live a happy life that is from my dreams to reality. My rose-tinted view of how my future will go, in order to give me a sense of hope in contrast to helplessness.

  32. Christine25199
    Christine
    3 years ago

    As a person I feel very free in what I do and how I live. I think that is because I am convinced that my life is going as it should be. Perhaps it helps also that I count my blessings every day, that I give thanks for the food, that I am convinced of the love that guides me, that I am friends with nature, that I consciously nourish my soul with beauty. Even though I am alone, no children, a widow, I never feel alone. Love and light are guiding me. It doesn’t say my life is easy, but this is my life at its best. My conclusion is: Because I am very consciously involved with what is really important to me (love, harmony and beauty), I feel free.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      3 years ago

      You are a beautiful soul . . .♥

    2. Y
      Yram
      3 years ago

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts. So well said. I am working to incorporate this into my life.

    3. Trish47474
      Trish
      3 years ago

      Christine, this is such a beautiful post – thank you!

    4. kevinthequaker123
      Kevin
      3 years ago

      Gosh, Christine, this is beautiful. Thank you.


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